The Origin of Basaltic Lava Flow Textures

This study addresses the links between the surface morphologies, internal structure, and microtexture of basaltic lava flows. The AD 1783-84 Laki eruption in south Iceland produced a 600 km 2 basaltic lava flow-field dominated by rubbly pāhoehoe surface morphology. Field observations and aerial phot...

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Main Author: Guilbaud, Marie-Noëlle
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: The Open University 2006
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.0000e981
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/59777